Neopets hits 400,000 monthly active users, tripling growth in 2024
Neopets said its comeback gathered steam in 2024. The gaming brand’s daily active users (DAU) reached a new recent peak of nearly 250,000 and monthly active users (MAU) surpassed 400,000. That reflects three-fold growth since the company rebooted itself in 2023 and became a new independent game studio. The numbers are the highest in the past…Read More
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